lyre

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
2. An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
3. A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
4. (obsolete) A composer of lyric poetry.

Verb

to play the lyre

Sinonieme

plectrum

zither

Vertalings

lyre

lira

lira

lier

λύρα

Leier

lira

lira

Lyra

lyra

لور

cetra

lyra

fides

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈlaɪ.ə/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Ancient Greek λύρᾱ (lúrā, “lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise”). Doublet of lira, Lyra, and lyra.